May 12, 2001

DURHAM, N.C.---The fifth-seeded Duke University men's tennis blanked the Hampton Pirates, 4-0, in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament at the Duke Tennis Stadium in Durham, N.C.

The Blue Devils (22-3) advanced to the second round where they will take on Auburn/Rice. The match take place on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Duke Tennis Stadium with the winner advancing to the Sweet 16 in Athens, Ga. on May 19-May 22.

Duke quickly took the 1-0 lead as they took the doubles point with victories at the number one and three positions. The 22nd-ranked team of Phillip King and Ramsey Smith ousted Pyung Koo Lee/Tomas Ibler 8-1 at the number one slot while Yorke Allen and Mike Yani defeated Shaun Crichlow/Ladislav Rezac at the number three slot 8-5.

Alex Bose got things started for Duke at No. 5 singles as he ousted Iber 6-0, 6-0 in a match that only lasted 40 minutes. Duke continued to dominate Hampton (19-6) at the bottom of the lineup as Allen cruised by Amine Elouizzai 6-3, 6-1. 49th-ranked Andres Pedroso clinched the match for the Blue Devils as he posted a 6-2,6-3 victory over Glauco Nascimento at No. 3 singles. All other singles matches were abandoned once Duke clinched the victory.

First Round May 12, 2001
9:00 a.m.
Duke Tennis Stadium

HAMPTON PIRATES (19-6, 13-0 MEAC) 0 vs. DUKE BLUE DEVILS (22-3, 8-0 ACC) 4

National Rankings
Duke is ranked fifth nationally while Hampton is not ranked.

Match Notes
Duke is making their 10th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament.